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Employers and senior officers should review existing health and safety processes and procedures to ensure compliance.

We discuss a recent decision of the Australian Competition Tribunal relating to gas pipelines.

Recent government announcements demonstrate an intention for gas to play a central role in Australia's future energy mix.

This new framework aims to manage the dust and noise impacts from mining, petroleum and extractive industry developments.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment has made history by intervening in Australian Federal Court proceedings challenging the extension of Woodside's North West Shelf gas project until 2070. The intervention raises critical questions about how international environmental law obligations should inform the interpretation of Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, particularly regarding climate change impacts and heritage

Non-citizens working on offshore projects fall outside the operation of the Migration Act 1958, so do not require visas.

The ACCC predicts that the Australian east coast gas market is expected to experience a shortfall in supply from 2026.

The new Guideline aims to support and facilitate increased access to retail competition by embedded network customers.

The Mines and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2009 was introduced as a bill in Queensland on 19 May 2009 and passed on 12 June 2009.

On October 18 this year, the Coalition called for changes to the proposed CPRS Bill. They continue to advocate an intensity-based cap and trade approach to the electricity sector, stating that this will more than halve the initial increase in electricity prices and reduce the economic costs of achieving emissions cuts.

Queensland announced a petroleum royalty regime providing greater certainty for royalties payable by petroleum producers.

Thermal waste to energy facility operators will need a cap licence to recover energy from permitted waste.

Hydrogen offers a solution to the global decarbonization challenge, as well as a significant new energy export opportunity.

NSW Land and Environment Court convicted Santos NSW Pty Ltd of four offences under the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991.

The NSW Government has commissioned a report on coal seam gas extraction.

The Australian Energy Regulator has issued new guidance clarifying compliance expectations for automated bidding systems and third-party service providers in the National Electricity Market. Market participants using automation face heightened scrutiny over bid oversight, record-keeping practices, and competition law risks, with responsibility for compliance remaining squarely with generators regardless of technological intermediaries.

There are three key elements to the proposed emissions requirements in the National Energy Guarantee.